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The House of Representatives is "talking about a national day of humility, prayer and fasting to seek guidance from God during a time of war and terrorism."
But wait! I thought God was using terrorism to punish us for all our sins as a nation! I think if a good, nationwide, week-long fast doesn't solve our problems, we should try a nice old-fashioned witch dunking ceremony, or at least burn a few pagans. If all else fails, we can ship American kids out to Iraq for another children's crusade.
It's funny how the smallest things can make your day. I was reading through Tim Bray's latest piece, "XML doesn't suck", when I found a gem nestled at the end. He talks about how various groups and various languages gave him feedback with regards to his last essay ("Why XML Sucks"), and mentions:
The Python people also piped to say “everything's just fine here” but then they always do, I really must learn that language.
All together now... "ahhhhh".
George Lakoff has written a piece entitled "Metaphor and War". Although it makes excellent points regarding the fallacy of turning the thoughts and fates of millions of people into one easy-to-grok abstraction, it misrepresents some of the motivations for the original Gulf War as well as downplays the ongoing concern regarding Saddam throughout all the presidencies of the past 12 years. (Just because something isn't brought to the attention of the American people does not mean it is not on the government's radar.)
The Leader of the British House of Commons resigned today over differences with British commitment in the war against Iraq. This guy is quite eloquent.
Put some padding on your floor so you don't hurt yourself when you fall out of your chair. Then download this. and watch it. Try to sing along. "It's so easy... Happy go lucky."
(For more Yatta information, click here. The lyrics are here.)
Perhaps it's not tactful to say you're "sorry" that the POTUS is from your home state, especially if that state is Texas (as in the "don't-mess-with" variety) (as in the "shoot first, drill for awl second, help your son run for office last" variety). But what really strikes me about this CNN report on radio stations' censoring the Dixie Chicks is this quote:
"The emotion of the callers telling us about their fathers and sons and brothers who are overseas now and who fought in previous wars was very specific."
Apparently Bush Sr. opposes unilateral action against Iraq. His rather unsurprising reasoning is that long-term victory can be achieved much more easily by having allies and not being a silly vindictive chimpanzee.
This is a nice brief introduction to declarative languages and gives a tutorial on how to create one on top of the Python interpreter.
Wanna see the mother of all bombs in action? Check it out. (Right-click and "save..." if your browser gets funky.)
Two tidbits for Firefly fans: the script for Heart of Gold, an unfilmed episode, and the Firefly gag reel (60mb, mpeg4). Check them out!
Why the HELL does anyone think that renaming "French Fries" to "Freedom Fries" is a good idea? I mean, WHAT THE FUCK?? These are the same sorts of people that name their socialist tyranny "The Free People's Happy Democracy of Elbonia" while raping and shooting and gassing their proletarians.
And check out the picture of representative Walter Jones (R-NC) proudly displaying his little framed announcement about this name change.
I'm adding a permanent link to The Memory Hole in my links sidebar. It's some good stuff.
This Washington Post editorial has some interesting numbers regarding the economics of the latest increases in gasoline costs.
I love John Lennon and I love Sinfest. Party on.
Speaking of Sinfest, you can now order the book at amazon!
What IS it about retail management types that makes them such dicks? Why do things like this happen in the United States of America?
Read full entry..."Pope urges fast for quick resolution of Iraq conflict"
"Four teachers accused of casting Ebola spell are stoned to death"
For those who hate MS, or for those who love it: some facts about everyone's favorite monopoly.
While we're on the subject, here are some hilarious Will Ferrell "Switch" ads: two ads from MacWorld two ads on apple's site
The Register has an excellent op-ed about an inconspicuous crypto clause in the "Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003". If cryptography of any sort is used in committing a crime, it's a 5 year felony. Under this proposed act, if you claim too few deductions on your tax return and you e-file over SSL, you're in trouble.
